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Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Demonstrate further proficiency in sight reading, improvising, and transcribing rhythms that incorporate syncopation at the subdivision level in simple time.
Sight sing and improvise melodies that incorporate skips between leading-tone and leading-tone 7th chord harmony in major or minor.
Aurally differentiate between dominant 7th chords, diminished triads, fully diminished seventh chords, and half-diminished seventh chords.
Transcribe chord progressions and melodies in examples from the repertoire that incorporate leading tone triads and leading tone seventh chords in major and minor.
Preparation for Class
Preparation for Class
Explore
Explore
Build a few simple progressions that include leading tone triads and fully- and half-diminished 7th chords. Arpeggiate each chord as it plays. Compare aural differences between each of these chords and the Dominant 7th chord.
The "Stack of Minor Thirds" Song
David Newman, from the album The Well-Trained Ear (2019)
Find the lyrics and audio for the song here. Sing along to get the sound of diminished 7th chords in your ears.
Study Aids
Study Aids
Examples of Voice Leading with Leading Tone Chords
Source: Timothy Rolls (Theory II: Leading Tone and Leading Tone 7th Chords)
Tendency Tones in Leading Tone Chords
Source: Nancy Scoggin (A Passion for Music Theory: Leading Tone 7th Chords)
In-Class Activities
In-Class Activities
Improvisation
Improvisation
Rhythmic Improvisation (16th-Note Syncopation & Rests in Simple Time): Continued practice from Unit 4-4.
Melodic Improvisation (Leading Tone Chords): Compose a progression that incorporates a leading tone triad or leading tone 7th chord. Sing through arpeggiations of each of the chords, then improvise a simple melody over the chord progression without using a chord grid (but visualizing it while you sing). Create a backing track using an online chord player like Chord Player, Musicca Chord Player, or ChordChord to fit your progression. Once you feel comfortable, add in diatonic and chromatic embellishing tones.
Sight Reading
Sight Reading
Melodic Sight-Reading: Continue practice sight-reading melodic material from previous lessons, focusing on melodies that incorporate subdivisions in simple and compound time, syncopation, and ties.
Rhythm Sight-Reading: Continue practice with sight-reading rhythms in the sections "16th Note Rests" and "Ties with 16th Notes."
Aural ID and Dictation
Aural ID and Dictation
Theory Anthology: Listen to examples in the sections "Leading Tone Triads" and "Leading Tone 7th Chords." Transcribe the melody, bass, and Roman numerals.
Practice
Practice
Auralia:
Advanced Part Dictation: Levels 1a–1c
Chord Progressions: Level 7
Chord Recognition: Levels 1c, 2b, 5
Melodic Dictation: Level 7
Rhythm Dictation: Levels 5c, 5d
Rhythm Element Dictation: Levels 2e–g
Musition:
Rhythm Tapping: Level 4c, 4d
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